Thank you for requesting a free consultation with mbaMission! We are looking forward to discussing your business school aspirations with you.

To make an appointment, start by either selecting a specific consultant with whom you would like to speak or choose "any available" to see everyone's schedules.

We encourage you to visit our Team Page to read our consultants' bios and watch their videos. Then choose a date and time from the list and click "continue" to make your appointment.

Note: If you were referred to a specific consultant or received a direct scheduling link from your consultant, you will only see their schedule below.

If you cannot find an available appointment that works for you, please email info@mbamission.com and we will try our best to accommodate your schedule.


Remember that free consultations are limited to one per candidate. If you already had a consultation and have additional questions, please contact your initial consultant via email.

Appointment

Free Phone Consultation with mbaMission

30 minutes

With

  • Any Available

Please call Jessica directly at 856-895-1151 (free call). If you prefer to use Zoom, please log in to https://zoom.us/j/8893804618?pwd=TEdSTWhLaHVuMEM4YVNvY1JxcWZYdz09 at our scheduled time.

  • Jessica Shklar, Executive Director

    MBA from: Harvard Business School

    - 10+ years as a top-rated MBA admissions consultant, with 150+ 5-star reviews on GMAT Club
    - Direct, honest, efficient, process-driven (but not formulaic), passionate about helping clients who don't believe in themselves
    - To inquire about different consultation times please email info@mbamission.com

https://zoom.us/j/4910736381?pwd=WGxBRHVSeDdTWlNsQ0FkU3I3OThGdz09

  • Michael Guttman

    MBA from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

    - 10+ years of finance (Deloitte) experience; deep understanding of your current finance background or your post-MBA finance/consulting ambitions
    - Career counselor in business school; expertise in crafting realistic and specific future goals
    - Organized (creating timelines!) and supportive, which will make this process easier and much less stressful
    - 7 years as an MBA admissions consultant

Please let me know your call preference (Zoom, Google Meet, or phone call) by emailing me at julieanne@mbamission.com

  • Julie-Anne Heafey

    MBA from: Harvard Business School

    - Alumna interviewer for her undergraduate alma mater, Dartmouth College
    - Experience in finance, consulting, and technology
    - Strategic, dedicated, direct, motivating, supportive working style

https://zoom.us/j/6095363233?pwd=WjN6MVY4QmFEY1NaYnAreUJmY1BBdz09

  • Heidi Granner, Managing Director

    MBA from: Chicago Booth School of Business

    -Poets & Quants Top 10 Admissions Consultant 2023; 10 years as a top-rated MBA admissions consultant
    - Coached applicants to gain over 250 admissions to HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Booth, Kellogg, MIT
    and Columbia.
    - Trained in the MBA admissions evaluation process as a paid member of Chicago Booths Admissions
    team.
    - Professional experience at Boston Consulting Group, Citigroup, and as a Director of Strategy at
    Wonderful Company

https://zoom.us/j/9906987325?pwd=TjFUdjlUL0p1WGEreXNibTlWUVI4dz09. Feel free to keep your video off if you prefer! If Skype or WhatsApp is more convenient, please email gavriella@mbamission.com to let me know.

  • Gavriella Semaya

    MBA from Johnson Cornell Tech,
    BA from Harvard University, Sociology


    - 100+ 5 star-reviews on Poets & Quants / GMAT Club
    - Named P&Q's Top Admissions Consultants of 2023
    - Over 150 admits to HBS, Stanford, Wharton, MIT, Columbia, Booth, Kellogg, Haas & More
    - 12-year career in fashion & tech
    - Certified Executive Coach
    - Exceptional commitment to clients, strategic & holistic approach, skillful writing and editing
    - To inquire about different consultation times please email info@mbamission.com


Please use Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4053888107?pwd=aU5MQ1Jja0laYkluMjZTVnkrNkZodz09

  • Susan Kaplan

    MBA from: Yale School of Management

    - More than a decade of experience as an MBA admissions consultant, plus 12 years as a marketing strategist
    - Certified Career Coach
    - Strategic, supportive, motivating working style

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5186933989

  • Krista Nannery, Managing Director

    MBA from: University of Chicago Booth School of Business

    -Consultant with mbaMission since 2015
    - 5 star Poets & Quants rating
    - Read hundreds of applications at Booth
    - University of Notre Dame undergrad with majors in English and German
    - Work experience in investment management, FinTech, consulting, startups
    - Lived and worked in six countries. Traveled to 75+

I'll send you the details on how to connect prior to your appointment.

  • Rachel Beck, Managing Director

    MBA from: Columbia Business School

    - MBA admissions consulting veteran
    - Perfect 10.0 client satisfaction score on Poets&Quants
    - Formal national business columnist and features writer for The Associated Press
    - Energetic, supportive, positive, firm working style

https://zoom.us/j/9198140049?pwd=Qmx0OS85cnJkNVA5dkhFakZ2djZtUT09 (video optional)

  • Kate Richardson

    MBA from: University of Chicago Booth School of Business

    - Perfect 10 client satisfaction score on Poets&Quants
    - 150 5-star reviews
    - 10+ years of admissions consulting experience
    - Read applications and interviewed candidates as a Booth Admissions Fellow
    - Worked previously in: management consulting, Big 4, energy, and HR/talent, which guides me in working with career changers
    - Dedicated to understanding each client, organizing their work, and supporting their goals

I will email you prior to appointment to confirm call-in method (Zoom or phone). If we meet on Zoom, please log in at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7752210178 at our scheduled time; if you prefer phone, please call me directly at 678-3

  • Susan McInerny

    - MBA from Harvard Business School; BA in Economics and Political Science from Yale
    - 10 years of MBA admissions consulting experience with diverse global clients
    - 30 years of diverse professional experience (including investment banking, private equity, strategy consulting, and non-profit leadership) that I leverage in helping clients to convey the most compelling stories from their own backgrounds
    -Passionate about building relationships and fully committing to the success of each client

I will reach out prior to our consultation to confirm our meeting format, based on your preference and availability (video platform, call, etc.)

  • John Sisk

    MBA from NYU Stern School of Business w/ specializations in Marketing, Finance, and Entertainment / Media / Sports

    - B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School
    - Extensive background in journalism, advertising, and television
    - Dedicated, direct, honest, practical, committed

Zoom (video optional) - https://zoom.us/j/3221050760?pwd=YVhsZlB4QkFiME5tVzNKd1A3Wk9Qdz09

  • Melissa Blakeslee

    MBA from: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

    - 11 years as executive director of admissions at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business
    - CPA and BBA in accounting from the University of Michigan
    - Collaborative, dedicated, partnership-minded working style

Please let me know your call preference (Zoom, Google Meet, or the old fashioned phone call) by emailing me at devi@mbamission.com

  • Devi Vallabhaneni, Executive Director

    MBA from: Harvard Business School

    - Two decades of experience interviewing and evaluating hundreds of HBS candidates as an alumni interviewer and as a member of the HBS Admissions Board
    - Named one of the top 10 MBA admissions consultants by Poets&Quants
    - Collaborative, straightforward, results oriented, relationship focused working style

Please use my Zoom Room for our consultation. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3428634617?pwd=VmFnS1M0b012YmtyRi9kVHltTHJnUT09#success. I am also available at 617-469-9018.

  • Harold Simansky

    MBA from: MIT Sloan School of Management

    - Formerly part of the private equity group at Bain & Company
    - Perfect 10.0 client satisfaction score on Poets&Quants
    - Founded a series of companies in such sectors as financial services, real estate development, green energy, online rewards, and print media
    - Straightforward, supportive, empathetic, friendly working style

Zoom (video optional): https://zoom.us/j/7102551851?pwd=YkJoeHE3TlRtd1Y0RXE1SWpYS2Vjdz09

  • Cat Ho

    MBA/MA from: UPenn Wharton and Lauder

    - Background in finance, management consulting, big tech, and nonprofits
    - BS/BA from UC Berkeley in Business Administration and Linguistics
    - Speaks Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese
    - Collaborative, inquisitive, and empathetic coaching style

Zoom link (note: can be either audio or video call, your choice): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2294588234?pwd=UW5jTU9CNTNDWGNnbzBFdm1NN0Rjdz09

  • Jen Kedrowski

    MBA from: University of Cambridge, UK

    - 23+ years of MBA Admissions Consulting experience
    - Coached clients to successful admission to all top US and European MBA programs
    - Recognized by Poets&Quants for highest possible 10/10 client ratings
    - Passionate about helping clients tell their authentic story in a memorable way
    - Background: Marketing and brand management, GMAT & GRE test prep, international work experience, small business ownership
    - Direct, honest, supportive, & strategic working style

meet.google.com/akw-krhg-kfn

  • Harshad Mali

    MBA from: University of Chicago Booth School of Business

    - Recognized by Poets&Quants as one of the ten best MBA admissions consultants
    - Successful career as a product developer, product manager, and entrepreneur
    - Direct, friendly, upbeat, supportive working style

For our consultation, please call (+1) 415 305 6200 or dial into my Google Meet link: meet.google.com/fpx-bzfw-exq. Feel free to send a Zoom link if you prefer.

  • Katharine Lewis, Executive Director

    MBA from: Harvard Business School

    - Spent years reading and evaluating MBA applications for Stanford GSB
    - Top-rated MBA admissions consultants with more than 155 5-star reviews on GMAT Club and named a top admissions consultant by Poets&Quants 5 years in a row
    - JD from Harvard

Zoom link (video is optional): https://zoom.us/j/9273711961?pwd=WmVXOE5TT25FMDFUVmRXL3lua3h2dz09

  • Nisha Trivedi

    MBA: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
    BA: University of Pennsylvania

    - P&Q Top MBA consultants of 2025
    - 100+ 5-star reviews
    - Hundreds of clients admitted to top U.S. and international programs (M7+), earning millions in scholarship $
    - 8+ years of MBA admissions consulting experience
    - Leverage extensive marketing career to guide clients in differentiating themselves in a highly competitive pool
    - Nonprofit leadership experience in the healthcare space
    - Passionate about storytelling

Zoom (Video Optional): https://zoom.us/j/8994788006?pwd=MGNBY25jTWtpVTRGeUtEUmd2UWliZz09

  • Kimberly Hoey

    MBA from: Kellogg School of Management

    - More than 18 years of experience building world-class brands via powerful storytelling and positioning, following a career switch from investment banking
    - Duke University graduate with a BA in economics and minor in French (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa); collegiate athlete and team captain
    - Collaborative, empowering, supportive, and invested working style; partnership mentality

    I look forward to meeting you and providing an assessment of your profile!

https://meet.google.com/njm-vkca-idh

  • Debbie Choy, Managing Director

    MBA from: Stanford GSB

    - Over 8 years of admissions consulting experience
    - Named one of the top 15 MBA admissions consultants by Poets&Quants
    - Background in investment management, management consulting, healthtech product management
    - Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese
    - Strategic, coaching, positive, warm, organized working style

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3709378312?pwd=NkFqcENHWndhZFpPdzhiNDVJcjV6QT09 (video optional)

  • Melissa Merchant

    MBA from: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

    - 15-year background in brand management/ marketing (Kraft Foods) and strategy consulting
    - 10+ years of admissions consulting experience
    - Kellogg MBA (Austin Scholar) and UVA undergrad (Econ and Echols Scholar)
    - Collaborative, direct, partnership-minded, down-to-earth working style